Dan Pugach Nonet at Filament At The Vanderelli Room

"What I like the most about the sound and concept of Dan’s Nonet is that the playing and the writing is selfless. It’s all about the music.
The writing is on point, sharp, concise and so is everybody’s playing. Beautiful album.”
— Antonio Sanchez

“I can’t gush enough about the joyful energy that Dan and his Nonet express in the most open of ways. Dan’s music is thoughtful, exciting and immensely engaging.”
— Ingrid Jensen

Dan Pugach is a Brooklyn-based, two-time ASCAP Jazz Composer Award-winning drummer/arranger. Dan has worked with Ingrid Jensen, Rosa Passos, Airto Moreira, Gregoire Maret, Billy Drews, Jeremy Pelt, Wayne Bergeron, Sloan and Lucy Wainwright, and Dave Stryker, among others. Originally from Israel, Dan served his mandatory three-year military duty as the drummer of the Air-Force Orchestra. He received his Bachelors degree from Berklee College of Music and his Masters from the City College of New York, where he studied with Hal Crook, Joe Lovano, George Garzone, John Patitucci, Terri-Lyne Carrington and Ari Hoenig....

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"What I like the most about the sound and concept of Dan’s Nonet is that the playing and the writing is selfless. It’s all about the music.
The writing is on point, sharp, concise and so is everybody’s playing. Beautiful album.”
— Antonio Sanchez

“I can’t gush enough about the joyful energy that Dan and his Nonet express in the most open of ways. Dan’s music is thoughtful, exciting and immensely engaging.”
— Ingrid Jensen

Dan Pugach is a Brooklyn-based, two-time ASCAP Jazz Composer Award-winning drummer/arranger. Dan has worked with Ingrid Jensen, Rosa Passos, Airto Moreira, Gregoire Maret, Billy Drews, Jeremy Pelt, Wayne Bergeron, Sloan and Lucy Wainwright, and Dave Stryker, among others. Originally from Israel, Dan served his mandatory three-year military duty as the drummer of the Air-Force Orchestra. He received his Bachelors degree from Berklee College of Music and his Masters from the City College of New York, where he studied with Hal Crook, Joe Lovano, George Garzone, John Patitucci, Terri-Lyne Carrington and Ari Hoenig.

Pugach goes from strength to strength on his debut Plus One, the album showcasing his beautifully intricate compositions, first-class arrangements and yes, his combustible drumming, which is surprisingly restrained for a musician of such gifts. Dan’s Nonet arrangements recall the Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Big Band, Bob Mintzer Big Band, and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra–expressed in a far smaller ensemble, what Dan calls “a mini big band.” Deft compositions, brilliant arrangements, exceptional musicians and Dan’s silken rhythmic touch make Plus One a special outing.

$15 admission at the door, advance tickets on sale at TicketTailor for $10 beginning on May 1st. All proceeds go to the artists. BYOB.

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